ZIP Wind and Hail Context
ZIP 61540 (IL) Wind History and Hail Context
ZIP 61540
See verified wind and hail reports for ZIP 61540 (IL), including recent storm days, peak values, and map-based context.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 1.25 in
- Reports
- 1
- Severe Reports
- 1
Wind Stats
- Max Gust
- 85 mph
- Reports
- 3
- Tornado Reports
- 0
- Severe Reports
- 1
5-Year Coverage
| Year | Hail Days | Wind Days | Tornado Days | Any Severe Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 1
- Events within 3 miles
- 1
- Events within 10 miles
- 2
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 1.25 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 3
- Events within 3 miles
- 4
- Events within 10 miles
- 6
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 85 mph
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | wind | 85 mph | 0.0 mi | Lacon, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-07-15 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | Lacon, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-07-15 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | Lacon, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2022-08-20 | hail | 1.25 in | 0.0 mi | LACON, IL | NOAA SPC |
An NWS storm survey determined the damage in Lacon was caused by straight-line wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph. (ILX)
Delayed report. Tree blown onto house. (ILX)
Numerous large tree branches were blown down. (ILX)
(ILX)
Report Highlights
- ZIP 61540, IL has 1 hail reports and 3 wind/tornado reports in the covered window.
- 1 distinct days hit severe hail thresholds near this location.
- ZIP 61540, IL sees recurring wind and tornado exposure with 3 reports in scope.
- 1 distinct days met severe wind/tornado thresholds near this location.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 4
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
- Counts are aggregated by place and day, then normalized into HailDrive SEO metadata.
- Wind includes thunderstorm wind + tornado report families.
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Timeline
2024-07-15T01:39:00Z
Wind Wind report
Numerous large tree branches were blown down. (ILX)
2024-07-15T01:32:00Z
Wind 85 mph
An NWS storm survey determined the damage in Lacon was caused by straight-line wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph. (ILX)
2024-07-15T01:32:00Z
Wind Wind report
Delayed report. Tree blown onto house. (ILX)
2022-08-20T19:20:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
(ILX)